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There is no single EU legal status for smartshop products. Five questions to check any product, plus dated Dutch and EU notes on truffles, kratom and more.

Cannabinoids

Oct 12, 2026

14 min read

CBD: the ingredient, the labels and the questions

What CBD is, which of its reputations have trial evidence, how to read an oil label, and where it stands in the EU and Netherlands on 8 October 2026.

Cannabinoids

Oct 12, 202612 min read

CBN and CBG: how do they differ from CBD?

CBN forms as THC ages; CBG is the plant's chemical starting point. What small human trials show, what marketing claims, and the EU/NL position on 8 Oct 2026.

Cannabinoids

Oct 12, 202616 min read

CBD Oil, Capsules and Gummies: What the Label and the Evidence Actually Tell You

Oil, capsules or gummies? What each format changes, the label arithmetic in mg per drop, what absorption studies show and how to read a batch report.

Cannabinoids

Oct 12, 202614 min read

CBD Safety and Drug Interactions: Liver, Medicines, Pregnancy and Driving

What trials show about CBD's liver effects, sleepiness and medicine interactions, how strong each source is, and who should ask a pharmacist first.

Sleep

Oct 12, 202619 min read

Sleep supplements: ingredients before the promise

Sleep supplements decoded: what the label lists, what studies say each ingredient does for sleep, and what NL/EU rules allow, with dated brand labels.

Sleep

Oct 12, 202613 min read

Melatonin: timing, labels and the questions to ask

What melatonin does, which amounts and timings studies and regulators report, how labels compare, and what to ask a label. No personal doses.

Editorial illustration of a magnifying glass examining a supplement label.

Wellness

Oct 6, 202613 min read

How to read a supplement label (and a lab certificate)

Portion first, then the nutrient amount, then the claims. Worked label examples, EU and Dutch label rules, and how to read a certificate of analysis.